Patent Model - Improvement in Knitting-Machines
Maker and role
James Branson, Patentee
Production date
Mar 31 1874
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Iron, wood
Measurements
6 x 12 x 8" (15.2 x 30.5 x 20.3cm)
Description
Branson's patent "consists in the cam-cylinder cut away above the shoulder on which the needles rest, in combination with a sliding bar and other devices for moving the yarn-carrier from one side of the cams to the other when knitting straight fabrics..." (Patent Number 149,192)
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Object number
2016.14.2a,b
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